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green gland
noun
, Zoology.
- one of the pair of excretory organs in each side of the head region of decapod crustaceans, emptying at the base of the antennae.
green gland
noun
- one of a pair of excretory organs in some crustaceans that open at the base of each antenna
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Word History and Origins
Origin of green gland1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
In the Decapoda the antennal gland is largely developed and is known as the “green gland.”
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The coxal glands of the Arachnida are structures of the same nature as the green glands of the higher Crustacea and the so-called “shell glands” of the Entomostraca.
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The old man continued to blow into his horn, concluding his ritornelle in three notes with a mute laugh that wrinkled the corners of his eyes and shook the green glands of his head-gear.
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The green gland and the structures associated with it in Decapods were at one time regarded as constituting an auditory apparatus.
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